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What is the laws on Prescription pill counts at Methadone Clinics?

By RehabRoy at 11 February, 2010, 2:46 pm

I am on methadone at the Discovery House in Bangor, they make me bring in my scheduled prescriptions twice a month so they can count them. I do not like doing this as ppl. who are not really trying to recover from addiction know that you have something scheduled because they see them counting the [...]

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How long will he stay on methadone?

By RehabRoy at 10 February, 2010, 10:17 pm

My cousin is 26 and I found out that he is taking methadone for a past addiction to pain killers. My question is how long would one need to take methadone? Forever? I understand that treatment differs for each person but is there a ballpark? 10 years, 15?
He did [...]

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What’s the most Embarrassing thing you’ve Done?

By RehabRoy at 10 February, 2010, 1:57 pm

I went to a drug service clinic and i was waiting to be assessd cause i wana go on a methadone program, but it took ages and i was busting to go to the toilet, but then i got called in and i accidently wet myself a bit while i was talking to the nuse, [...]

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is it ok to eat valium and methadone at the same time?

By RehabRoy at 9 February, 2010, 7:34 pm

I gotta friend who is getting off pain killers and they just put him on methadone- he also takes anti-anxiety meds everyonce and awhile. He didn’t want to tell the clinic that b/c he was scared they would deny him the methadone procedure b/c of the recreational drug use during the treatment- so my [...]

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just took 700mg of tramal this is far too much?

By RehabRoy at 8 February, 2010, 11:14 pm

I have become a tramadol addict i need at least 500mg a day or i feel sick, get cold sweats, and extreme depression, going to private clinic tomorrow to start methadone program, starting with the lowest dose, i know that it usually is for people coming off heroin, but if i dont get on the [...]

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Since I cannot reverse time what do I do now?

By RehabRoy at 8 February, 2010, 2:39 am

I am on the methadone program and have been clean and sober for 1 year 11 months and two days, up until Sunday evening that is. Now I didn’t use down which is good, but I did use meth. For what reason I don’t know, or I don’t know if I know. What I don’t [...]

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Anyone else married to someone with migraine headaches?

By RehabRoy at 7 February, 2010, 4:05 am

My wife and I have been together now for 10 years now. She’s 42 and I’m 45. We have a beautiful 7 year old daughter together plus she has a 19 year old daughter from a past relationship. The toughest thing to deal with in our relationship is my wifes migraine headaches. They have been [...]

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